Dear Rossland Secondary School and Parent Advisory Committee: We would like to thank you for inviting us to your sixtieth anniversary of the High School. It was very special for our classes of 1951 and 1952. We were very impressed with the tour of the school led by two knowledgable students, Clara and Alexandria. They easily...

BC’s Special Committee on Cosmetic Pesticides reportrecommended against a ban on the sale and use of common pesticides for lawns and gardens. Prevent Cancer Nowhas reviewed the BC report. Its conclusions are based on blind faith in Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA). We believe that faith, and the...

A letter from the auditor to city staff released to council last week indicates that certain key documents are missing in the arena project paper trail, but city management insist that all documentation is retained for five years. Consequently, it is unclear whether these aspects of the project were tendered, as required by...

The final plans for the new RSS playground have come together with only a few more decisions to make—and a few more dollars to raise—before the new park is built, most likely in September. As Coun. Jill Spearn told council on May 28, "One way or another, the playground is going to go in this summer." After a long process of...

The Summer Brochure went into the mailboxes last week.  If you did not receive one, you can view the Brochure online, at www.rossland.ca.  You can also pick up a hard copy at City Hall, in the Recreation Department.  The last Folk Dancing class of the season takes place Wednesday, June 6 at the Miners Hall, from 7:00-9:30pm....

Stroke is the third-leading cause of death and a leading cause of disability in Canada. Treatment is complex and time sensitive. In light of this, Interior Health urges residents to know the signs of stroke and get help as quickly as possible. “The importance of early recognition can’t be overstated,” says Dr. Todd Collier,...

Trail’s Logan Proulx is coming back home — well, to Castlegar to finish out his career as a member of the Selkirk College Saints Men’s Hockey team. The Saints received commitment from Trail Smokie to play for Selkirk beginning in the 2012/13 B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League season. “Logan is a tremendous addition to our recruiting […]

The rainfall warning issued by Environment Canada Monday is scheduled to continue through the BC interior  Wednesday with heavy rain expected. And guess what? There’s also snow in the forcast expected at 1500 metres. The remnants of a significant low pressure system are giving heavy rain to the Peace River region and widespread showers to […]

Nelson Police officers were kept busy dealing with people consuming too much alcohol during the weekend. Monday morning, officers responded to man uttering threats to an ex-girlfriend and the women’s new boyfriend. When police arrived they found the intoxicated man passed out in front of his home contrary to conditions of probation from previous charges. […]

What will Rossland’s Museum look like in the next few years? With the permanent closure of the underground Adit in 2011, a group of Rossland residents has been meeting since January to generate innovative ideas for the future. “We see this as a potential opportunity to create an attraction--a Gateway Project--to draw people...